Abū al-Dardāʾ (RA), whose name was ʿUwaymir ibn Mālik ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī al-Khazrajī, was among the notable companions of the Prophet ﷺ from the tribe of Khazraj in Madinah. Before Islam, he was a merchant known for his sharp intellect. He embraced Islam after the Battle of Badr, becoming one of the Prophet’s close companions. Initially, he delayed accepting Islam…

Early Life and Marriage Umm Salamah (RA), whose name was Hind bint Abī Umayyah ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmiyyah, was among the earliest Muslim women. She came from the noble Makhzūm tribe of Quraysh and was married to Abū Salamah ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd al-Asad (RA), a cousin of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the earliest converts to Islam. Together, they embraced…

Salman al-Farsi (رضي الله عنه), whose original name was Rūzbeh ibn Būdakhshān, was born in the city of Jay (near Isfahan) in Persia (modern-day Iran). His father was a wealthy landowner and fire-worshipper, devoted to the Zoroastrian religion. Salmān himself narrated: “I was a Persian man, from among the people of Isfahan. My father loved me dearly, and he kept…

Zayd ibn Thabit (RA) was born in Madinah eleven years before the Hijrah (around 611 CE). He belonged to the tribe of Banū al-Najjār, relatives of the Prophet’s maternal family. When the Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah, Zayd was still a young boy of around 11 years old, yet his intelligence and eagerness to learn made him stand out. His…